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anybody been stymied by food allergies? my allergies: eggs (i don't dare try substitutes; if they taste "like" eggs, then...) tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, macademias, cashews, pistachios, coconut, etc.; everything except peanuts, which technically are legumes..) at least i get to enjoy peanut butter.. 99% of fish (except, for whatever reason, pollock.. even then, i tend to only eat the frozen sticks/filets; i don't try eating fish at restaurants at all...); i can't even stand to smell it cooking.. soy (including the milk & other derivatives) the mild allergies (eggs, soy) make my tongue itch really badly, slightly aggravate my windpipe and give me monster cramps.. after which I have to recline in the restroom for a while.. the extreme allergies (fish, nuts) go even further, contracting my windpipe so severely i can't breathe.. the allergy extends to any recipe that involves any of the above.. which by and large make most pastri...